Milla Laitinen Eiku Neuvonen, BA
(selected)
EXHIBITIONS
Artist of the Season, Tampere Hall, Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 2013–2014
House Full of Art, Mältinranta Artcenter, Tampere, Finland, 2012
The three-week collection, New Art Works of Art Lending Service, Tampere Artists´ Association, Gallery Emil, TampereFinland, 2011
VIMMA – Modus 10 years, Pirkanmaa designs IV, TR1, TampereFinland, 2011
Music on Canvas -exhibition, Tampere Guitar Festival, Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland, 2011
FABRICATION 2 FORSSA, Textile museum Tyyki, Forssa, Finland, 2011
FABRICATION - Finlayson 190th anniversary exhibition, TR1 Exhibition Centre, Tampere, Finland, 2010
Nowhere Finland - design exhibition, Seinäjoki Art Hall, Seinäjoki, Finland, 2010
Art On Distribution Cabinet I -project, Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art Hämeenpuisto, Tampere, Finland, 2009–2010
VALVEILLA, Pirkanmaa designs III, TR1 Exhibition Centre, Tampere, Finland, 2009
Artist of the Season, Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland, 2004
Best of The Art of Analyste -competition, Sanoma House Media Piazza, Helsinki, Finland, 2004
Tampere Artists´ Association presents: Artist of the Month, Kahveri, Tampere, Finland, 2002
Best of The Art of Analyste -competition, Sanoma House Media Piazza, Helsinki, Finland, 2002
Selected exhibition of Dispensing with Formalities -project, Rajatila Gallery, Tampere, Finland, 2002
Pistoksissa/In STITCes, Artsi Gallery, Siilinjärvi, Finland, (solo) 2001-2002
Degree Work Exhibition, Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere, Finland, 2000
Karu selli, Lapinlahti Art Museum, Lapinlahti, Finland, 1994
With Puu-group:
Roots, Restaurant Rytmi, Runokuu Event, Helsinki, (upcoming) 2018
Puugraffiti, Kuusela Center, Tampere, (upcoming) 2018
Puu, Tree-groups common exhibition, Center of Contemporary Art Pispala, Tampere, 2017
Pop up Hervanta, Tree-groups common installation, Tampere 2017
Kartanoise, Tree-groups common installation, Tampere 2017
Knit 'n' Tag, Tree-groups common installation, Turku 2017
With Karu Miina -group
Näkymä 2004”, environmental art exhibition, Toijala 2004
Haaste-kaupunkitila elää, urban artwork, Tampere 2003
Beyond Seven Rains, Gallery Kipinä, Lahti 2003
Paradise, Tartu Artists´ Association -invitation exhibition,Tartu, Estonia 2002
Dispensing with Formalities, Taidetta jakeluun! Aatetta jakeluun! -project, Turku 2002
Dispensing with Formalities, Taidetta jakeluun! Aatetta jakeluun! -project, Tampere 2001
Living a Perfect Life, Workers Central Museum, Tampere 2001
ARTIST RESIDENCIES, STUDY TRIPS & WORKING ABROAD
Porto, Portugal, 2019
Berlin, Germany, 2018
Lodtunduh, Bali, Indonesia, 2017
Tartto, Estonia, 2016
Prague, Czech Republic, Residence of Arts Council of Pirkanmaa 2007
India, Thar Desert of Rajasthan, Study Trip 1998
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Production grant, City of Tampere, 2016
Scholarship, Auno and Mauri Riuttu Trust Fund 2012
”Tiiliratas” Tampere 230, Tampere City 230 years jubilee, logo competition victory 2009
Grant, Tampere Trade Club, Media Union 2004
“Suomalainen kallio” -invitation competition, First prize, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Armi Ratia Foundation 1994
To Karu Miina -group:
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Majaoja Foundation, FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, City of Tampere; The Department of Culture 2002
City of Tampere; The Department of Culture 2001
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Postal Museum (reserve)
City of Tampere, Tampere Art Museum
Tampere Maja Foundation
Finnish National Board of Education
private collections
MEMBERSHIPS & POSITIONS OF TRUST
B&C ensemble
Tampere Artists´ Association
Modus, Pirkanmaa association of Design and Industrial Arts, board member, 2009-2010
Optimaali Coop, board member, 2005-2009
OTHER ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
NEXTIILI-paja, Recyckling and work activity of Pirkanmaa 2015-2016
Poem, Occultism and Erotic - poem competition anthology 2015
Art worker since 2010
Graphic Designer, Image processor, Advertising Agency Humina, Buffone 2009–2010
VIILTO-visuaalisen ilmeen toimisto (own sole trader) 2005–2009
Picks:
Exhibition Architect, ”Lelu Lapselle” -Best of Toy Design Competition, TR1 Exhibition Centre, Modus 2008
Graphic Designer, ”Kioski” -drama anthology, Arts Council of Pirkanmaa 2008
Visual Designer, ”Dance&Design” project, Arts Council of Pirkanmaa 2008
Exhibition Designer, “Väritetyt unet”, TR1 Exhibition Centre, Rupriikki Media Museum 2007
Graphic Designer, Coperdia, Upperline 2007–2008
YleisDesgn (former SuperDesign) - conceptual designing agency since 2006
Måns- Totally unfunctional adorable piece of rag with Mr Bobi since 2006
AD assistant, Adsek Advertising Agency 2004–2005
Custome-made Textile Art 2000–2004
ARTIST EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
TAMK University of Applied Sciences, School of Art and Media, Department of fine arts, Tampere 2000
Entrepreneur, Vocational Qualification, Tampere Vocational Adult Education Centre TAKK 2014
Vocational Qualification in Publishing and Printing - Study Programme in Layout Design, Tampere College, Tampere 2004
High school degree, Lapinlahti Senior High School in Visual Arts, Lapinlahti, Finland 1995
